Interview Skills Worksheet: Dress and Online Interviews
Tip (Neat, early, ready): Dress: clean and ironed, simple, neat hair and nails; avoid torn jeans, slogan T-shirts, flip-flops and heavy perfume. Not sure? Dress a little more formal. Punctuality: leaving time = start time − journey − early minutes. Interview at 10:30 AM, a 40-minute journey, 15 minutes early → leave by 9:35 AM. Running late? Call and inform them at once. Online: camera at eye level, light in front, plain background, quiet room, mute when others speak, test mic and camera first, join 5 minutes early, look at the camera.
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- 1.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) checking other tabs (b) a TV playing nearby (c) looking at the camera (d) camera switched off
- 2.💻 Your online interview starts at 5:45 PM. You plan to join 5 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 10 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 5:30 PM (b) 5:50 PM (c) 5:40 PM (d) 5:35 PM
- 3.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) testing mic and camera (b) eating on camera (c) a quiet room (d) a plain, tidy background
- 4.🚌 Rohan leaves home at 8:55 AM for an interview at 10:00 AM. The journey takes 40 minutes. How many minutes early will Rohan reach?
- 5.🕘 Your interview is at 11:45 AM. The journey takes 85 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 10:35 AM (b) 10:05 AM (c) 10:20 AM (d) 11:30 AM
- 6.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a T-shirt with slogans (b) a plain shirt or kurta (c) sunglasses on your head (d) torn jeans
- 7.Which of these suits an interview? (a) heavy perfume (b) trimmed nails (c) a T-shirt with slogans (d) flip-flops
- 8.🚌 Vihaan leaves home at 10:25 AM for an interview at 11:45 AM. The journey takes 55 minutes. How many minutes early will Vihaan reach?
- 9.🚌 Ishaan leaves home at 2:45 PM for an interview at 3:30 PM. The journey takes 30 minutes. How many minutes early will Ishaan reach?
- 10.🚌 Arjun leaves home at 1:20 PM for an interview at 3:00 PM. The journey takes 80 minutes. How many minutes early will Arjun reach?
- 11.👔 Does this suit an interview: trimmed nails? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 12.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: joining late? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 13.🚦 You are stuck in traffic and will be late. What should you do? (a) arrive and say nothing (b) call and inform them (c) just not go (d) blame the driver
- 14.💻 For an online interview, where should the camera be? (a) facing the wall (b) at eye level (c) pointing at the ceiling (d) below your chin
- 15.🕘 Your interview is at 11:15 AM. The journey takes 75 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 10:55 AM (b) 10:00 AM (c) 10:20 AM (d) 9:40 AM
- 16.👔 If you are not sure what to wear, it is safer to dress… (a) a little more formal (b) in sportswear (c) in party clothes (d) very casually
- 17.⏰ How early should you reach an in-person interview? (a) 2 hours early (b) exactly on time (c) 10–15 minutes early (d) a bit late
- 18.💡 Where should the light be in an online interview? (a) behind you (b) in front of you (c) under the desk (d) off completely
- 19.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a light scent or none (b) a crumpled shirt (c) sunglasses on your head (d) a T-shirt with slogans
- 20.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) sunglasses on your head (b) a light scent or none (c) clean, ironed clothes (d) neat, tidy hair
- 21.🚌 Kabir leaves home at 8:10 AM for an interview at 9:00 AM. The journey takes 25 minutes. How many minutes early will Kabir reach?
- 22.Which of these suits an interview? (a) flip-flops (b) heavy perfume (c) torn jeans (d) clean, ironed clothes
- 23.📶 Your internet drops during an online interview. What is best? (a) give up (b) send angry texts (c) rejoin, explain briefly (d) wait a day
- 24.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) camera switched off (b) a plain, tidy background (c) a quiet room (d) looking at the camera
- 25.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: checking other tabs? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 26.💻 Your online interview starts at 12:00 PM. You plan to join 15 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 15 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 11:30 AM (b) 11:45 AM (c) 12:00 PM
- 27.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) clean, ironed clothes (b) torn jeans (c) neat, tidy hair (d) polished shoes
- 28.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) school uniform if asked (b) trimmed nails (c) a crumpled shirt (d) neat, tidy hair
- 29.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a T-shirt with slogans (b) heavy perfume (c) school uniform if asked (d) a crumpled shirt
- 30.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) neat, tidy hair (b) a light scent or none (c) polished shoes (d) a T-shirt with slogans
- 31.👔 Does this suit an interview: polished shoes? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 32.🕘 Your interview is at 2:00 PM. The journey takes 40 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 1:40 PM (b) 1:20 PM (c) 1:00 PM
- 33.💻 Your online interview starts at 11:30 AM. You plan to join 5 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 20 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 11:05 AM (b) 11:45 AM (c) 11:25 AM (d) 11:10 AM
- 34.Which of these suits an interview? (a) neat, tidy hair (b) a T-shirt with slogans (c) torn jeans (d) sunglasses on your head
- 35.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) polished shoes (b) heavy perfume (c) neat, tidy hair (d) clean, ironed clothes
- 36.🕘 Your interview is at 2:45 PM. The journey takes 85 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 2:25 PM (b) 1:20 PM (c) 1:40 PM (d) 1:00 PM
- 37.Which of these suits an interview? (a) polished shoes (b) a T-shirt with slogans (c) a crumpled shirt (d) sunglasses on your head
- 38.👔 Does this suit an interview: heavy perfume? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 39.🚌 Meera leaves home at 2:25 PM for an interview at 3:30 PM. The journey takes 35 minutes. How many minutes early will Meera reach?
- 40.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: eating on camera? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
Answer key
- looking at the camera
- 5:30 PM
- eating on camera
- 25
- 10:05 AM
- a plain shirt or kurta
- trimmed nails
- 25
- 15
- 20
- suits an interview
- a poor online habit
- call and inform them
- at eye level
- 9:40 AM
- a little more formal
- 10–15 minutes early
- in front of you
- a light scent or none
- sunglasses on your head
- 25
- clean, ironed clothes
- rejoin, explain briefly
- camera switched off
- a poor online habit
- 11:30 AM
- torn jeans
- a crumpled shirt
- school uniform if asked
- a T-shirt with slogans
- suits an interview
- 1:00 PM
- 11:05 AM
- neat, tidy hair
- heavy perfume
- 1:00 PM
- polished shoes
- avoid for an interview
- 30
- a poor online habit
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